Donald Hall (14 August 1867 – 25 July 1948) was a British-American

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of the

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.Goble p.109 He was married to the actress Frankie Mann and was brother-in-law to Alice Mann. He appeared in a number of

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films during the 1910s. He also appeared in films produced by

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and

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. Following the introduction of

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he made only a few uncredited appearances.

Selected filmography

* ''

Mr. Barnes of New York ''Mr. Barnes of New York'' is a novel published in 1887 by American author Archibald Clavering Gunter, quite popular in its day, which was also adapted into a play in 1888, and later two silent film versions. Novel Although he already had succes ...

'' (1914) * '' The Christian'' (1914) * '' Anselo Lee'' (1915) * ''

Mortmain Mortmain () is the perpetual, inalienable ownership of real estate by a corporation or legal institution; the term is usually used in the context of its prohibition. Historically, the land owner usually would be the religious office of a church ...

'' (1915) * '' Playing Dead'' (1915) * '' Mrs. Dane's Danger'' (1916) * '' The Law Decides'' (1916) * ''

Salvation Joan ''Salvation Joan'' is a lost 1916 silent film directed by Wilfrid North and starring Edna May. It was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and released by V-L-S-E(Vitagraph, Lubin, Selig, Essanay). Though an original screen story, it bear ...

'' (1916) * '' The Sex Lure'' (1916) * '' Hesper of the Mountains'' (1916) * ''

The Scarlet Runner ''The Scarlet Runner'' is a 1916 American drama film serial directed by William P. S. Earle and Wally Van. The film is considered lost. Plot A series of 12 two-reel episodes, each a separate story related to the adventures of Christopher Ra ...

'' (1916) * '' The On-the-Square Girl'' (1917) * '' The Awakening of Ruth'' (1917) * ''

The Moth The Moth is a nonprofit group based in New York City, dedicated to the craft of storytelling. Founded in 1997, the organization presents a wide range of theme-based storytelling events across the United States and abroad, often featuring promine ...

'' (1917) *'' The Raggedy Queen'' (1917) * '' Alias Mrs. Jessop'' (1917) * '' The Face in the Dark'' (1918) * '' The Great Adventure'' (1918) * '' The Carter Case'' (1919) * '' The Water Lily'' (1919) * '' Love and the Woman'' (1919) * '' The Chosen Path'' (1919) * '' The Broken Melody'' (1919) * ''

Fruits of Passion ''Fruits of Passion'' (; ) is a 1981 French-Japanese co-production directed by Shūji Terayama and starring Klaus Kinski. The film is loosely based on the novel ''Retour à Roissy'' by Anne Desclos, written as a sequel to the ''Story of O''. Pl ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Great Shadow ''The Great Shadow'', also known as ''The Great Shadow and other Napoleonic Tales'', is an action and adventure novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was published in 1892 in J. W. Arrowsmith’s Bristol Library. The novel takes place in ...

'' (1920) * '' A Woman's Business'' (1920) * '' The Greatest Love'' (1920) * '' In the Shadow of the Dome'' (1920) * ''

A Woman's Woman ''A Woman's Woman'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Charles Giblyn and starring Mary Alden, Dorothy Mackaill and Holmes Herbert.Goble p.1022 Plot Cast * Mary Alden as Densie Plummer * Louise Lee as Harriet Plummer ...

'' (1922) * '' The Last Moment'' (1923) * ''

Unguarded Women ''Unguarded Women'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Bebe Daniels. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. Plot The film is about a man who, rather than be with th ...

'' (1924) * '' Her Love Story'' (1924) * '' The Spirit of Youth'' (1929) * ''

Oh, For a Man! ''Oh, For a Man!'' is a 1930 American black-and-white musical comedy film based on a short story, "Stolen Thunder" by Mary F. Watkins. The original story appeared in The Saturday Evening Post June 7, 1930. Lugosi's character of Frescatti was lat ...

'' (1930) * ''

Clive of India Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency. Clive has been widely credited for laying the foundation of the British East ...

'' (1935) * ''

San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...

'' (1936) * ''

Stop, Look and Love ''Stop, Look and Love'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Otto Brower and starring Jean Rogers, William Frawley, and Robert Kellard. See also *'' The Family Upstairs'' (1926) *'' Harmony at Home'' (1930) References External links''Stop ...

'' (1939) * ''

Government Girl ''Government Girl'' is a 1943 American romantic-comedy film, produced and directed by Dudley Nichols and starring Olivia de Havilland and Sonny Tufts. Based on a story by Adela Rogers St. Johns, and written by Dudley Nichols and Budd Schulberg, ...

'' (1943)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. .

External links

* 1867 births 1948 deaths American male film actors British male film actors British emigrants to the United States British people in colonial India {{UK-film-bio-stub